Introduced by Rep. Ken Goike (R) on September 4, 2013, to potentially increase the unemployment payroll tax on an employer who fails to provide a timely notice to the state unemployment agency that a person has been fired, not laid off, and so is not eligible for benefits. This is a companion to House Bill 4950.

Referred to the House Commerce Committee on September 4, 2013.

Reported in the House on September 18, 2013, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Referred to the Senate Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee on October 1, 2013.

Reported in the Senate on October 17, 2013, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered in the Senate on October 17, 2013. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 17, 2013.

Passed 35 to 3 in the Senate on October 17, 2013, to potentially increase the unemployment payroll tax on an employer who fails to provide a timely notice to the state unemployment agency that a person has been fired, not laid off, and so is not eligible for benefits. This is a companion to House Bill 4950. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"